the polls are relevant. polls are moving by the moment toward the romney campaign. >>shepard: one thing, joblessness is sort of a thing that is an extract concept unless you are jobless. then there are the gas prices. they are not abstract. gas prices are, right now, jonathan hunt, you have been watching this. gas prices are a mover. >> they are over $5 in california. >>shepard: wait until you see where they are $6. that is coming in a minute. thank you, jonathan. venezuela's anti-american president, he won, you heard, chavez has won another term. this time he didn't have too much of an easy go. what it means for the united statess' standing in latin america. i mentioned gas prices. some parts of california have hit the $5 a gallon mark. they wish it were still $5. see that right there at $5.81. energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing generations of cleaner-burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet below fresh w